The Belvidere Bucs and the Sycamore Spartans squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Belvidere Bucs had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a rough 68-38 loss at the hands of the Spartans. While losing is never fun, Belvidere can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 275th, while Sycamore is ranked 60th).
Several Bucs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Emma Pierson, who scored 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Maggie Sternquist, who scored 11 points.
Belvidere's defeat dropped their record down to 17-15. As for Sycamore, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-10 record this season.
Belvidere does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sycamore, they will be playing at home against Kaneland at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
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